Oct 2nd, 2011

Newsletter No. 53

June 2011 1. IDAY conference on Artemisia annua in Africa, European Parliament, Brussels (16th June 2011). A conference was held on the occasion of the International Day of the African Child and hosted by the NGO www.iday.org . The focus was on the use of herbal preparations of Artemisia annua for the treatment of malaria. [...]

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Apr 3rd, 2011

Newsletter No. 52

RITAM www.gifts-ritam.org Newsletter No 52 –  March 2011 Multidisciplinary University Traditional Health Initiative (MUTHI): Training needs assessments This EU-funded research capacity strengthening project started in January 2011, under the leadership of the University of Oslo. It aims to strengthen research capacity in African Universities for the development of herbal medicines. The other partners are the [...]

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Oct 14th, 2010

GIFTS of Health Dermatology Workshop in Oxford 30th-31st October

Collaboration With Traditional Healers in the Provision Of Skin Care For All In Africa Workshop at the Osler McGovern Centre, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford, 30th-31st October 2010 Download the conference Schedule and Form here Conference Organisers: Prof Terence Ryan, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, University of Oxford and trustee, Global Initiative for Traditional Systems(GIFTS) of Health [...]

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Oct 14th, 2010

Newsletter No. 50 March 2010

Dear Colleagues, 1. RITAM celebrates its 10th birthday RITAM held its inaugural conference in Moshi, Tanzania, in December 1999. We are now 10 years old! Since the initial inauguration we have received no external funding, so it is a great tribute to the members of RITAM that we have kept going and achieved so much. [...]

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Oct 14th, 2009

Newsletter No. 49 – October 2009

1. The 5th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, 2-6 November 2009 Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya This is the most important global malaria conference. For general information on the conference see: www.mimalaria.org/pamc RITAM is organising a symposium within this conference, to be held on 2nd November 2009, 10.45 – 13.15, on -Priorities for future research [...]

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May 14th, 2009

Newsletter No. 48 – May 2009

Dear Colleagues Artemisia annua meeting in Rome A one-day workshop on the use of Artemisia annua herbal preparations for treating malaria was organised in Rome on 13th March 2009 by the Italian NGO ICEI (Instituto Cooperazione Economica Internazionale). RITAM was invited to participate. Pedro Melillo presented updates on his research on Artemisia annua and Merlin [...]

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Oct 14th, 2008

Archived Newsletters

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